NMASSP sent a position statement to the Governor, the Secretary of Education and the legislature immediately prior to the start of the 2012 Legislative Session. Click here to view this document.

On Thursday, February 2nd the House passed HB 161 (Sports Equity Act) with an amendment to remove "fund raising and booster clubs" from our reporting procedures.  This amendment came as a result of the NMASSP and the Athletic Directors Assoc. lobbying. The three basic reasons for the amendment are: 1. many booster clubs are 501c3 and don't report income or expenditures to the school districts; 2. donations given to one program would have to be equaled through District monies to other programs; 3. booster clubs generally raise money for a vested interest such as a child playing on a certain team and they want to supplement that team, also note that some booster clubs work very hard at raising money while other programs do little to no fund raising therefore to have only one booster club who would then distribute monies raised to all school sports and activities per school district would eliminate many people from becoming involved and also limit their capacity to raise money.
We must make it clear to our representatives that neither association is against equity however any and all three scenarios will have a negative impact on our ability to provide sports and activities at the levels we enjoy today.

Whereas the vote on Thursday was a friendly amendment, it was referred back to the House Education Committee - it is  IMPERATIVE that you, your AD's, and booster clubs officers call each of these members and notify them of your support of this amendment - without your calls it is highly doubtful that the amendment will get through committee.

The New Mexico Association of Secondary School Principals embraces the following goals for our organization: Unite Principals Statewide for the purposes of creating a secondary leadership network (professional learning committee) Increase our membership numbers statewide which has a direct correlation to the importance of leadership (the prinicpalship) in our schools Provide a comprehensive professional development platform that ensures consistent delievey of current state and national reform effeorts (ex. Breaking Ranks II and Breaking Ranks in the Middle) Share best practices throughout the state Support practicing leaders and encourage aspiring leaders The National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) and the New Mexico Association of Secondary School Principals (NMASSP) are considered unified for membership purposes.  Therefore, joining one guarantees membership in the other. Visit the membership link for details regarding membership benefits. Click here to view the NASSP Weekly Congressional Update (Week of January 6th). Click here to download the NASSP Weekly Congressional Update for the week of January 13th. Click here to view the NASSP Weekly Congressional Update (Week of January 20th). Click here to view the NASSP Weekly Congressional Update (Week of January 27th). Click here to view the NASSP Weekly Congressional Update (Week of February 3rd).

New Mexico Students Selected for United States Senate Youth Program -- Students Headed to Washington, D. C. and to Receive $5,000 Scholarship-- Senators Jeff Bingaman and Tom Udall today announced the names of the two students who have been selected as delegates to the 50th Anniversary United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) that will be held March 3 – 10, 2012 in Washington, D.C. Noah McCullough of Clayton and Elena Vigil of Santa Fe were chosen from across the state to be part of the group of 104 student delegates who will attend the program’s 50th Anniversary Washington Week. Congratulations to our 2010-2011 Principals of the Year!  Mr. Erik Bose from SIATECH in Albuquerque is our High School Principal of the Year and Mrs. Julie Arnold from Mountain View Middle School in Rio Rancho is our Middle School winner.  They will each be awarded $500 and attend an awards event in Washington DC in the fall.  Applications for the 2011-2012 Assistant Principal of the Year Award and Principal of the Year Award can be downloaded below. NASSP's annual convention will be held in Tampa, FL March 8-11, 2012.  For more information visit the convention website: http://www.nasspconvention.org/ Click here to download the Assistant Principal of the Year Application. Click here to apply for the Principal of the Year Award. "Leadership is an observable, learn-able set of practices.  Leadership is not something mystical an ethereal that cannot be understood by ordinary people.  Given the opportunity for feedback and practice, those with the desire and persistence to lead-to make a difference-can substantially improve their abilities to do so." The Leadership Challenge